| Tamolanica phryne | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Tamolanica |
| Species: | T. phryne |
| Binomial name | |
| Tamolanica phryne Stal, 1877 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tamolanica phryne is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. [1] [2] [3]
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Hierodula kapaurana is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.
Hierodula lamasonga is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.
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Rhombodera extraordinaria is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Indomalaya.
Rhombodera handschini is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Timor.
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Rhombodera zhangi is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in China.
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The Hierodulinae are a subfamily of praying mantids, originally used by Brunner von Wattenwyl. It was restored as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, and now contains genera previously placed elsewhere in the family Mantidae.
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